Los Angeles: Hollywood star Scarlett
Johansson is in early negotiations to star in "Reflective
Light".
The drama from Focus Features will mark the directorial
debut of art photographer Gregory Crewdson, reported Variety.
Marc Platt is producing along with Platt Productions'
Jared LeBoff.
The film is an adaptation of the 2014 Carla Buckley
novel "The Deepest Secret," which Crewdson and partner Juliane
Hiam have adapted.
The story follows a teenage boy who suffers from a malady
that makes him gravely allergic to sunlight. If things work
out, Johansson will play the boy's mother, who is devoted to
his care and has alienated the rest of their family, creating
an oddly sustainable nocturnal lifestyle for him at the
expense of her own well-being. When a neighbourhood girl goes
missing, the balance that kept them afloat begins to unravel.
Focus hopes to start the production next year.
